The Beneficial Effect of Psychological Counseling for Traumatic Event Victims

The Beneficial Effect of Psychological Counseling for Traumatic Event Victims
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The Beneficial Effect of Psychological Counseling for Traumatic Event Victims
Introduction
One of the cornerstone pillars of healthcare is to improve the quality of human life. In most cases, delivery of healthcare services ends with the doctor’s diagnosis of an illness ands prescription of medicine. However, while this approach may be sufficient in treating mild symptoms and common infections, it may not be effective for serious and life-threatening cases. This is a problem in healthcare because although medical treatments may heal physical injuries, patients may have to endure emotional and psychological pain for the rest of their lives. For instance, rape victims experience stigmatization which affects their psychological, cognitive, and social development (Edna, et al. 1991). Other examples involve accident victims who lose their limbs, prisoners of war, combatant soldiers and people who experience traumatic events (Helzer, et al., 1987). The common factor in all these cases is that the subjects usually experience post-traumatic stress (Bradley, et al., 2005). Consequently, they might find it difficult to adjust to new life situations or assume normal lives after treatments for physical injuries. Such patients may experience post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms like stress, depression, anxiety and other psychological disorders.
In this regard, it is of great medical interest to explore the beneficial effect of psychological counseling for patients who experience traumatic events....